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One eighth of global mobile connections are now 4G, according to recent data published by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). This shows that it is now growing faster than
any other form of mobile communication, and connections are expected to exceed that of 3G by 2020.

Figures collected by Ovum showed that 4G connections grew by a massive 152 million during the third quarter of 2015, with the full year totalling almost one billion. This rate of growth is 83 per cent greater than 3G.

The largest proportion of these connections are in the Asia-Pacific, which holds 53.3 per cent. North America accounts for 24.1 per cent of subscriptions, with Europe contributing 15.2 per cent.

At the beginning of December there were 442 4G operators across 147 countries, which is expected to continue to grow. China alone saw an increase in connections of almost a quarter in the third quarter of 2015.

Providers are now looking to countries that don't currently have 4G to further expand the service. As the Internet of Things continues to growth worldwide, so too will the need for 4G across the globe.

The extreme growth of 4G is now having positive effects on the global economy. Investment in 4G networks has boosted the mobile industry’s contribution to the European economy to £390 million. This has been achieved through the creation of jobs, taxes and other support.

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Britain's biggest operator of offshore wind farms, Dong Energy, has announced plans to spend £6 billion in the UK by 2020. Even following major cuts of 65 per cent to subsidies for solar power, the operator is confident that the government will continue to support wind power.

Vattenfall, another significant UK wind farm operator, has also released a statement of intent for 2016. It has said it hopes to proceed with a turbine testing site off Scotland in summer this year.

This news is a major boost for Amber Rudd, the secretary of state for energy and climate change, who has been under fire after the announcement of the recent subsidy cuts. These came as a surprise after the UK was one of many nations to sign up to the Paris climate change accord.

Brent Cheshire, Dong’s UK division chairman, said he had harboured concerns about government policies within the last few months, but has since been reassured by recent firm commitments to offshore wind.

"It was a concern that it took as long as it did [for ministers to recommit to offshore wind] but we have now got it. I think there is the clarity we need to commit to new investment," he explained.

With investment in wind farms much less expensive than alternatives such as the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, there is a renewed confidence in the industry.

Dong Energy has so far invested £6 billion on wind farm development in the UK, and plans to spend this amount again in the next four years. This includes plans for various projects, including the giant Hornsea scheme off Yorkshire. Once completed, this scheme will become the world’s first gigawatt-scale wind farm, 80 miles offshore.

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For a fortnight across the last three months, wind turbines have produced just ten per cent of their energy capacity, according to the GMB union. Monitors tracking the energy output recorded 12 days when output dropped to ten per cent or less of capacity.

This data now begs the question; can Britain rely entirely on renewable energy? The GMB union says that it can't and suggests that nuclear or gas-powered plants are necessary to ensure energy supply to the country.

£1.25 billion has been invested in wind power in Britain, making it the country's biggest renewable energy source. Critics have, however, accused the Government and the National Grid of complacency over the risk of blackouts following the closure of coal-fired power stations.

A wind shortage in November forced the National Grid to resort to emergency measures to keep electricity powering homes across Britain. In addition, major industries were asked to stop working to protect energy supplies ollowing high demand, power plant breakdowns and low wind power output.

In contrast, dozens of wind turbines had to be turned off in late November during Storm Barney amid safety concerns. Winds of 85mph prompted fears of damage to turbines or an overload to the energy system.

Between July and September, 23.5 per cent of the UK's electricity was generated by renewable sources, including bioenergy, solar and hydro power.

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More than 3.5 million homes and businesses in the UK now have superfast broadband speeds following the success of the government's broadband delivery scheme (BDUK), and every home and business is guaranteed minimum speeds of 2 Mbps.

The rollout of superfast broadband is the fastest of this type of scheme in the world, and is expected to reach four million by spring 2016.

Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey said: "Our rollout of superfast broadband is one of the biggest and most challenging infrastructure projects undertaken by Government in recent times. We need to keep the UK moving with the demands of the digital age, and our tremendous progress throughout 2015 has equipped businesses with the tools they need to grow, and homes with the technology to be part of our online global community."

BDUK intends to use public funds to extend high-speed internet connectivity and deliver speeds greater than 24 Mbps to areas that wouldn’t be considered viable for commercial networks. By December 2017, the scheme will ensure that 95 per cent of the UK will be able to get high-speed internet access.

In order to bridge the gap, the government announced earlier this month a subsidised satellite broadband programme. This provides a discount to cover the majority or all of installation and set-up costs for a 12-month satellite link.

With huge advances in digital technology and usage, the success of the scheme is expected to not only offer better services for the public, but should give businesses much more reliable opportunities for digital transformation.

EE has won the deal to provide 4G services to emergency services in the UK. In the Autumn statement delivered by George Osborne in November, it was announced that the government plans to spend £1 billion to equip emergency services across the UK with 4G mobile services.

The provision of this service is expected to improve operations for police, fire and ambulance crews, allowing them to do more on the go, ultimately saving both time and money. The 4G network provided by EE will give emergency services crews the opportunity to use high-speed mobile connectivity and applications.

While bidding for the project, examples which were offered by EE for the use of the service included forwarding vital information about a patient from an ambulance to a hospital, live streaming video from a police officer's body-worn camera, and enabling fire crews to access the blueprints of a burning building on a tablet.

In order to ensure that its network is sufficient to support the critical communication services, EE plans to deploy 500 new cell sites, as well as a dedicated, resilient core network. A fleet of rapid response vehicles will also be put in place to fix any issues arising that could potentially affect emergency services communications.

EE has plans in place to improve coverage in indoor and rural locations, and establish satellite backhaul links to improve coverage in extremely remote areas. In addition, if necessary the network will be able to prioritise traffic from emergency services.

The work to develop the network is expected to take at least two years, with the first end users being transferred to the new network mid-2017.

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EE has won the deal to provide 4G services to emergency services in the UK. In the Autumn statement delivered by George Osborne in November, it was announced that the government plans to spend £1 billion to equip emergency services across the UK with 4G mobile services.

The provision of this service is expected to improve operations for police, fire and ambulance crews, allowing them to do more on the go, ultimately saving both time and money. The 4G network provided by EE will give emergency services crews the opportunity to use high-speed mobile connectivity and applications.

While bidding for the project, examples which were offered by EE for the use of the service included forwarding vital information about a patient from an ambulance to a hospital, live streaming video from a police officer's body-worn camera, and enabling fire crews to access the blueprints of a burning building on a tablet.

In order to ensure that its network is sufficient to support the critical communication services, EE plans to deploy 500 new cell sites, as well as a dedicated, resilient core network. A fleet of rapid response vehicles will also be put in place to fix any issues arising that could potentially affect emergency services communications.

EE has plans in place to improve coverage in indoor and rural locations, and establish satellite backhaul links to improve coverage in extremely remote areas. In addition, if necessary the network will be able to prioritise traffic from emergency services.

The work to develop the network is expected to take at least two years, with the first end users being transferred to the new network mid-2017.

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At the COP21 summit in Paris, 195 nations have reached an agreement which outlines each country’s commitment to tackle climate change.

The agreement includes a commitment to work towards a limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius if collective progress is substantial. After an initial review in 2018, further progress updates will be held every five years to determine whether or not countries are abiding by their own submitted plans.

Countries are expected to update their plans in 2020, and there will also be a legal obligation for countries to make new agreements prior to 2030 to reflect the maturation of clean technologies.

Critics have questioned the UK's position in championing an agreement, considering its poor recent record of clean energy policies. Adrian Ramsay, chief executive at the Center for Alternative Technology, was cautious in his optimism, and said the agreement must rapidly convert its goals into new national pledges if it is to be considered a success.

"To have a reasonable chance of meeting the 2C goal, all investment in new fossil fuels must be halted now - both coal and fracking. Public funds spent subsidising fossil fuels should be redirected into renewable energy and used to support poorer majority world countries to build the clean energy infrastructure they need," Mr Ramsay said.

There is, however, much support of the pledge as well. Matthew Spencer, director of the Green Alliance, hailed it as the creation of a "one way street to net zero carbon emissions". He suggested that the agreement will work to accelerate the development of technology that is already being seen within energy systems, which will in turn support development of the next generation of buildings, cars and household appliances.

"Most importantly we now all move forward together, and the UK no longer needs to fear being out on its own as it decarbonises its economy. Everyone involved in the herculean effort to get this framework in place deserves our thanks," he said.

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The world's first shatterproof phone has been created, according to maker Motorola. The mobile boasts an apparently unbreakable display.

Motorola does warn that "the phone is not ruggedised and not meant to survive drops from extreme heights". However, various tests have been undertaken that prove its resilience. The Daily Mail even drove a truck over the phone, and the screen came out undamaged.

Heavy duty tests conducted on the device consistently show that while the aluminium frame of the phone may get dints or scratches, the five-layer glass of the display can suffer some serious impacts unscathed.

This display is made up of five dual touch sensitive layers. The topmost layer is hard coated, while the one under that can flex with the impact. Under the organic light-emitting diode display is an aluminium plate. While that is not a difficult task for an engineer, including it within a regular smartphone design is a complex development.

The innovative design of the phone hasn't had a negative impact on its features. It still includes all of the expected qualities of a smartphone, including a 5.4-inch Quad HD display, wireless charging, a 21 megapixel main camera, water repellent coating, fast charging, and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 central processing unit, which is the fastest in the market.

In addition, the battery is more powerful than that of a standard smartphone, and the design is available in various finishes. Call quality and radio performance also match those of many other leading brands.

This is due to hit the UK market soon, a move that is expected to prompt other mobile developers to follow suit.

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UK fibre broadband service provider Gigaclear announced this week it will offer 5 Gbps internet service, beginning next year. These speeds have previously only been available to large enterprises and research institutes, but can now be rolled out to residential areas too.

With this service, the time to download a 1,500MB standard definition video would drop from about eight minutes to between four and six seconds.

The UK does currently have a few providers who offer 1 Gbps broadband services, with the 80 per cent drop in the cost of running fibre optic cable connections fueling the emergence of high-speed fibre to homes. Another option is local copper loop. BT trials of its G.Fast copper internet service successfully demonstrated 800 Mbps download speeds and 200 Mbps upload speeds.

Rural communities that want Gigaclear’s fibre optic internet service must apply for the service and have 30 per cent of the residents willing to sign up. Gigaclear currently serves 25 communities, and 50 more are in development or being built out.

The demand for high-speed internet is expected to rise dramatically in the coming years. Internet traffic is predicted to expand by 23 per cent every year until 2019, when the number of connected devices is expected to reach three times the human population, according to research from Cisco.

Real-time video entertainment consumes the dominant share of peak-period internet use, growing from 64 per cent to 69 per cent of the year-over-year increase in downstream traffic, according to Sandvine.

Currently, most homes would struggle to consume data at this rate, but as over-the-top television services like Netflix and HBO GO become commonplace, television pixel densities grow, and the Internet of Things connects every other home device to the internet, these speeds will become necessary.

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Critics of wind turbines have argued vehemently that they are ugly and inefficient, but a new wave of technology is looking to solve this. The new developments could see wind power becoming cheaper, more flexible and, in many cases, less intrusive on pristine countryside.

Various advances are being trialled and tested by global researchers. One of the simplest ideas being developed is the wind lens. Prof Yuji Ohya from Japan's Kyushu University is leading a team designing a conical structure placed round the turbine blades to generate low pressure and accelerate wind speed.

Other companies are looking to develop turbines that are higher off the ground, where the winds are both stronger and more consistent. Research by the Politecnico di Torino, for example, has found that wind speeds at 800 metres are more than twice those at ten metres, with power ten times greater.

The array of new technologies look to fully address the issues of critics of wind turbines.

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At the COP21 Paris climate summit a wave of green bodies were introduced, including the Global Solar Council (GSC). The GSC brings together regional and national solar associations from across the world to share best practices and speed up the development of the global solar market.

The secretarial and legal entities of the GSC will be based in the US, with the headquarters in China. "Our goal is to encourage the wide-scale adoption of solar energy through cooperation, education and training," said John Smirnow, secretary-general of the GSC, in a statement.

The group states that the plummeting cost of solar provides an increasingly cost-effective way of fighting climate change, and predicts that the sector could provide ten per cent of global power generation by 2030 if the right market conditions are provided.

Solar power is also the most versatile way of producing electricity, GSC said, with great potential for poverty alleviation and rural electrification, as well having the most popular support of any form of electricity technology. The cost of solar power is now 80 per cent lower than in 2009, when the failed Copenhagen climate summit was held.

The GSC is just one of a host of new green business groups to launch in Paris. A new non-profit, Energy Unlocked, which aims to accelerate energy market innovation and drive a new era of low carbon growth was also unveiled. This aims to promote the role of energy system innovation in increasing the uptake of renewable power. The group plans to harness advances in smart metering, Internet of Things, storage, batteries, demand response, load-shifting, and grid edge technologies.

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Virgin Media has lashed out against the government’s broadband scheme, complaining it gives BT an unfair advantage. The cable company has handed its complaint to state aid officials in Brussels. It has also submitted evidence (PDF) to the cross-party culture, media and sport committee.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has responded, stating that the company had previously declined to bid for any of the cash from the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) pot, because it was unwilling to open up its infrastructure to rival ISPs. Therefore, it would be dismissing the complaint.

The government has committed £1.6 billion to extending broadband coverage through BDUK, securing superfast coverage across 95 per cent of the country.

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Plans to add a further 16 turbines to Scout Moor wind farm between Rochdale and Rossendale were approved earlier this year. However the government has now called in the decision which was agreed by both Rossendale Borough Council and Rochdale Borough Council.

Scout Moor wind farm originally opened in 2008, with the 26 existing wind turbines generating enough electricity for 40,000 homes. Opponents to the extension are expressing concern to the eyesore this could potentially create, although energy companies Peel Energy and United Utilities have said that consultations show opposition to the plan is low.

A public inquiry will now be held before further progress is made, and the final decision will be made by the government.

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Fairy lights on Christmas trees could be slowing down broadband services, according to Ofcom, which recently launched a new app to test Wi-Fi in homes.

The regulator estimated that up to six million homes and offices could improve their broadband connection, saying wireless networks are often not set up correctly or suffer interference from electronic goods.

Other than fairy lights, other electronic devices including microwave ovens, baby monitors and lamps can also affect broadband speeds.

While this may not cause issues for some, those in more rural areas whose internet is slower in the first place may suffer. Around 2.4 million UK homes cannot receive a connection with speeds of more than 10MB per second.

Broadband services do, however, continue to improve, driven by BT rolling out its fibre network, Virgin Media converting more homes to faster packages, and the government’s on-going Broadband Delivery UK programme extending superfast connections into areas not covered by the commercial market.

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In the Autumn statement delivered by George Osborne on Wednesday (November 25th), it was announced that the government plans to spend £1 billion to equip emergency services across the UK with 4G mobile services.

By providing this service, it is expected that operations will be improved as police, fire and ambulance crews can do more on the go, saving both time and money.

"The spending review invests nearly £1 billion in the next generation of 4G communications network for the emergency services which will enable officers to access key police databases, take mobile fingerprints and electronic witness statements and stream live body worn video, all while on the move," said the review.

The use of mobile tools is transforming many organisations in the public and private sectors, and is expected to offer notable benefits to the emergency services.

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The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Apple to allow developers to test their ocean energy prototypes at the Galway Bay Ocean Energy Test Site.

Any initiatives that are granted funding through this initiative will be eligible to test their ocean energy prototypes at the state-of-the-art facility, which has been operational since 2006. The site has the facilities to enable the testing of wave energy technologies at a quarter scale.

Welcoming the announcement, Ireland's minister for communication, energy and natural resources Alex White said: "The west coast of Ireland is recognised as having some of the best wave resources in the world and I warmly welcome this agreement between Apple and SEAI to help harness this renewable source of energy."

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